Varaha Purana 140.9: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 9

The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

धरण्युवाच॥ सर्वतो लोकनाथेश परं कौतूहलं हि मे॥ कथं कोकामुखं श्रेष्ठं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हसि॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 140.9

Transliteration

dharaṇy uvāca || sarvato lokanātheśa paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me || kathaṃ kokāmukhaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ tad bhavān vaktum arhasi ||

Translation

ధరణి పలికింది: ఓ సర్వతో లోకనాథేశా, నాకు మహా కౌతూహలం కలిగింది. కోకాముఖం ఎలా శ్రేష్ఠమో దయచేసి మీరు వివరించవలెను.

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Word by Word

• dharaṇī: Earth
• dharaṇī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvataḥ: in every way/entirely
• sarvataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• lokanātha-īśa: O lord of the lord of the worlds (O supreme lord)
• lokanātha-īśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + nātha + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• param: great/supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa of kautūhalam

• kautūhalam: curiosity/wonder
• kautūhalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kautūhala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/emphasis (निपात)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• katham: how
• katham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्नार्थक क्रियाविशेषण)

• kokāmukham: Kokāmukha
• kokāmukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kokā + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) place-name; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); here as topic/object of explanation

• śreṣṭham: best/excellent
• śreṣṭham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective for kokāmukham

• tat: that (matter)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavān: you (sir)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Honorific pronoun (भवत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vaktum: to tell
• vaktum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), 'to speak/tell'

• arhasi: are worthy/ought
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharāṇī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies
• Purāṇic Dialogue

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals a tīrtha-māhātmya unit where a named place is elevated through dialogue, a common Purāṇic method for preserving cultural geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kokāmukha is explicitly identified as the place under discussion; further verses are required for modern identification.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical emphasis is on inquiry grounded in reverence and the pursuit of understanding (jijñāsā) rather than mere assertion.